Humanoid firefighting robot will go where it’s not safe for humans to venture
Engineers at IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia have developed Walk-Man, a robot emergency responder which could be used to assist firefighters.
Wind and solar could supply 80 percent of U.S. energy needs
If the United States were to focus its energy on renewable sources, it could reliably supply 80 percent of its electricity demand through solar and wind power, according to a new study.
Baidu’s new A.I. can mimic your voice after listening to it for just one minute
Researchers at Baidu have created an A.I. they claim can learn to mimic a person's voice based on one minute’s worth of listening to it.
Doomsday seed vault to get $13 million upgrade in face of climate change
The proposed plan includes construction of a new concrete access tunnel and a service building to protect emergency power and refrigeration units.
Rebuild the world’s most influential personal computer with this Arduino kit
If you're looking for a great Arduino kit project, you could do worse than building a replica of the influential MITS Altair 8800 personal computer.
Take a hike, Alexa: Wendy’s a beautiful digital human ready to be your friend
The next generation of virtual assistants could look, sound, and act like real people. SK Telecom's HoloBox is home to Wendy, a digital human created in painstaking detail to help overcome our fear of living with a virtual companion.
Watch the world’s largest plane barrel down a runway
The Stratolaunch reached a top taxi speed of 46 miles per hour in new tests conducted over the weekend and documented by Paul Allen.
Japan’s new symbols for high-tech toilets get official recognition
A set of symbols for various functions on Japan's high-tech toilets have now been officially recognized by the International Organization for Standardization.
Flight Director for Bebop drones lets you create cool videos in a few taps
A new app feature for Parrot's Bebop drones helps you to create cool videos of your footage in just a few taps. But it'll cost you.
How British cops used a drone to save a car crash victim’s life
Watch the moment British police using a drone with a thermal imaging camera locate a car crash victim in the dead of night.
A ’bionic’ larynx sounds far more natural than regular artificial voice boxes
A non-invasive artificial larynx could give a voice back to patients around the world whose voice boxes have been removed as the result of cancer.
A word to the wise: Turn a deaf ear to all extraterrestrial data transmissions
A recent report suggests that humans should turn a deaf ear to data received by extraterrestrial communications based solely on the unknown.
Pollen-dispensing, bee-attracting robo-flower is the coolest art project ever
An Australian artist has created a robo-flower designed to attract real bees. Here's how it works, and what makes it so exciting.
Welsh police force is first in U.K to use virtual reality to train its officers
Gwent Police is the first in the U.K. to take advantage of virtual reality technology to train officers. Here is how it works.
This A.I. literally reads your mind to re-create images of the faces you see
Neuroscientists at Canada’s University of Toronto Scarborough demonstrated A.I. technology that can read your mind by reconstructing images from brain data.
PureLiFi demos integrated Li-Fi in laptop and phone case at MWC
We visited PureLiFi at MWC 2018 to see its integrated Li-Fi technology in a laptop and phone case for the Samsung Galaxy S5. It delivers a fast internet connection through light.
The Opportunity rover just celebrated 5,000 ‘sols’ on the Martian surface
A mission that was supposed to last three months has turned into a 14-year trek across the surface of the red planet. The Opportunity rover just watched the sun rise for the 5,000th time from the surface of Mars.
Nissan begins field tests of its Easy Ride driverless robo-taxi in Japan
Nissas will kick off the first test of its driverless robo-taxi called Easy Ride in the city of Yokohama in Japan.
Purse.io lets you nab steep discounts on Amazon if you pay with Bitcoin
Purse wants to help users save money on Amazon purchases while providing a means for others to earn Bitcoins.
The iconic Arecibo radio telescope has been saved from possible demolition
The 50-year old Arecibo radio telescope in the jungle of Puerto Rico, home of many landmark scientific discoveries, has gotten a new lease on life.
Tesla uses Powerwalls and solar panels to bring AC to Hawaii schools
Tesla and the Hawaiian Department of Education have partnered to help install more than a thousand air conditioners in Hawaiian classrooms.
Technology has given us more time than ever … to waste on technology
Technology's big promise is that it will save us time in our daily lives. But that hasn't exactly happened. Here's why.
Bigelow Aerospace has plans to launch and sell its own space stations
Las Vegas-based Bigelow Aerospace has announced the creation of a new spinoff company that will manage, operate and sell its own space stations.
Have back pain? Check out these step-tracking, posture-correcting insoles
A new Kickstarter device promises to help us solve bad posture, courtesy of what might very well be the world’s smartest insoles.
Who is Satoshi Nakamoto, cryptocurrency’s elusive creator?
Since its creation almost a decade ago, bitcoin has transformed the world of modern finance as the first form of decentralized digital currency. But who is the man responsible for creating it?
Watch NASA test fire a giant rocket engine for its mighty Space Launch System
The ground at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi trembled this week as NASA conducted the latest booster-engine test for its Space Launch System.
SpaceX has successfully launched its first broadband satellites
The first two satellites in Elon Musk's Starlink project for satellite-based Wi-Fi were successfully launched on a Falcon 9 rocket on Thursday.
Watch this inflatable robot slither around Harvard using artificial snakeskin
Engineers at Harvard have created an artificial snakeskin material that can help crawling robots to maneuver on even the roughest surfaces.
Check out these cool tech toys from the 2018 New York Toy Fair
We stopped by the New York Toy Fair to check out some of the newest tech toys. Here are a few of our favorites.
Stanford’s ‘diamond anvil’ technology could be a game-changer for chemistry
Stanford's molecular diamond anvil could be used to create custom molecules through the triggering of unique chemical reactions.
Weird VR project shows you life through the eyes of a frustrated Roomba vacuum
In this weird art project, you don VR headsets and then spend a few minutes experiencing life through the eyes of a smart device.
The beef industry doesn’t want Silicon Valley to call its lab-grown foods ‘meat’
The USCA has filed a lengthy petition to the (USDA) in hopes of establishing clearer rules around what constitutes "meat" and "beef."
Bizarre laser treatment promises to zap away acne and skin disease
The Fluxmedicare device is made up of optical fibers fabric knitted into fabric, and leverages photonics to eradicate undesirable skin conditions with no side effects.